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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister kate okoro" <barr_atlaw_kate001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:19:26 +0100
Subject: CALLME IMMEDIATELY.

Barrister Kate Okoro (SAN),
Okoro & ASSOCIATES
Telephone/ 234-80-330-12795



Dear ,

I am Barrister Kate Okoro, a solicitor atlaw,personal attorney to Mr.P.B
Harward, a national Of your country,who used to work with Shell Development
Company in nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the
21st of April 2001, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved
in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. Alloccupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to
your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount
were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next
twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating therelatives for over 2years now,
I seek the consent
to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same
last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to
you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary
information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me through the above email for more details.

Best regards.

Barrister Kate Okoro.

Telephone/ 234-80-330-12795

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